Mail-wagon.



G. A. PLINN. MAIL WAGON. APPLICATION rnLnn DEO.17,1909.

Patented Sept. 13,1910.

UNITED srnrns PATENT UHF-ICE.

' GEORGE A. FLINN, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 CLIABLES LOCHNER, 013 FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.

MAIL-WAGON.

Specification of Letters iatent. Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

Application filed December 17, 1909. Serial No. 533,703.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Gnonon A. FLINN, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Fort Wayne, in the county of Allen. and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail-Wagons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in mail wagons, and the object thereof is to provide a body of the incloscd type adapted for use in rural mail delivery, and which may be readily converted into an open-to body. Also, the body is designed to emb y compactness, strength, convenience and lightness of weight.

The objects of the invention are attained by the construction illustrated .in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fi ure 1. is a side elevation of the body in close osition; Fig. 2. is a side elevation of the body in open position, partly cut away, and partly in section; Fig. 3. is a vertical section of one of the doors on the line X-;

and Fig. 4. is a cross section of the back and foldin sides, the section being on the Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and referring now to'the same: 1 is the body proper made up with front and back panels 2 and 3 respectively and forward and rear side panels 4 and 5. A hinged door 6 intervenes between the said side panels and has a folding upper section 7 that is held in upright position by means of a thumbscrew 8 that extends from the upper part of the door proper into a plate 9 secured in the adjacent end of the u per section 7 A glazed sash 10 is provide for the upper section and grooved ways 11 are secured upon the inner side of the door and its up or section to receive the sash when it is d dsired to remove the same from the up er section.

One side of the b0 y being thecounterpart of the other, the illustration and description applies accordingly.

Over the forward portion of the body proper is a cover 12 at the rear of which is a vertical dash-board 13, the latter being suitably perforated as shown at 14 for the driving lines. To the top of the dash-board is hinged a lazed windshield 15 which is held in vertica position by a fastener 16 of any suitable construction. Posts 17 project upward side panels the rear vertical ward from the cover 12 to su port the shield when in folded position. he foldin top comprises the top roper 18, the baci 19 and the folding si cs 20. The back 19 is hinged at its lower end to the upper ed at of the back panel of the body proper, an has hinged connection at its upper end to the under side of the to proper as indicatedat 19'. The folding si cs 20 are hinged respec tively to the corresponding adjacent sides of the back 19 and are adapted to be folded inwardly so as to lie flat against the back. The top proper 18, when in closed position, rests u on and is mcured to the upper end of the wind shield 15, a fastener 21 of suitable con-- struction being used to hold the to in place. The folding sides are also provided with fasteners 22 which secure them in connection with the top when in closed position. IVhen in open position, the back 19 and top 18 are folded flat against the back panel 3 with the folding sides 20 extending in between the top and back, and all are held in place by books 23 that are attached to the body proper and engage corresponding studs 24. that project from the sides of the top 18. A detaclnible back-rest 25 is secured at the top of the panel 3 which is intended for use when" the top is in open position. There is also shown a sliding board 26 which rests upon supports 27 beneath the cover 12. This board is intended for use as a desk or shelf. The body thus formed is intended to be mounted upon running gears suitable for the purpose, but these have been omitted from the draw ings inasmuch as the invention resides in the bod I aving described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat-.

panels and having a folding upper section,

a cover extending over the front and for ortion thereof forming a dashboard, a. win shield extending upwardly from the dashboard, and a folding-top comprising a top roper, a back hinged at its upper end to tie top proper and at its lower end to the back panel, folding sides hinged respectlvclg ,to the corresponding sides of the folding ack and being adapted to be held fiat between the folding back and top proper when the various folding suitable securing parts 2. In a Wagon, a body proper, a folding 5 top comprising a top proper,

- at its upper end to the top a heck hinged proper and at its lower end to the near'upper end of the body proper, folding sides hinged the corresponding sides of 10 ing adapted to be held flat and top proper when the to sition, a Wind shield extend respectively to the back and bebetWeen the back p is in folded poing upward from the forward part of the body proper and adapted to form a connection at its upper end With the forward part of the top proper When the top is in closed position, and suitable securing means for holding the folding parts in their adjusted positions.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature,

inpresence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE A. FLINN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES SOEHNER, WALTER G. BURNS. 

